Section 12103 - Laboratory Examinations(a) A local health department shall be able to make the following laboratory examinations in order to qualify for local enforcement of retail food establishments. (1) Examination of Fresh Meats shall be in accord with the methods of analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) and supplements thereto for the following: (A) Fat content of ground and chopped beef and pork sausage.(B) Presence of preservatives including sulfite, borates, nitrite and nitrate.(C) Presence of starch by testing with iodine.(D) Presence of vegetable protein or other extenders.(2) Examination of Alcoholic Beverages. (A) Determine alcoholic proof by AOAC methods.(B) Micro analytical examination to determine and identify insects and other filth adulteration.(3) Filth Examination of Various Foods.(A) Presence of insects by macro or micro analytical methods.(B) Presence of rodent urine by the AOAC method of analysis.(C) Presence and identification of mold and yeast by microanalytical methods.(D) Verification of foreign material by microscopic and macroscopic examination.(b) Laboratory examinations shall be performed in a Public Health Laboratory or a laboratory designated by the local health department and approved by the Department.(c) Laboratory examinations shall be performed by the professional staff employed in the laboratory designated by the local health department and approved by the Department.(d) The laboratory personnel shall complete Department approved training.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 12103
1. New NOTE filed 7-12-84 (Register 84, No. 28). Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 26202 and 26590, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 26583, Health and Safety Code.
1. New NOTE filed 7-12-84 (Register 84, No. 28).